Queen Muhammad Ali


Queen Muhammad Ali[] is an American award-winning film director, photographer, graphic design artist, multimedia activist, lecturer, television producer, humanitarian, writer, visual anthropologist, the founder of Nation19 Magazine, and the Director of the , a social wellness hub in American Samoa. Ali is also the great-granddaughter of Paramount Chief Tuli Le'iato of American Samoa.
Queen was also one of the organizers and a speaker at the highly publicized indigenous peoples march that occurred on January 18, 2019.

Early life

Queen was born in Watts, Los Angeles, the daughter of an American Samoan mother who worked as a teacher, and an African American father who toured the Caribbean working as percussionists and singer. Graduating high school at an early age, Queen attended Mt. San Jacinto College, where she studied art. Queen's grandmother, Princess Masaniai Tunufa'i Le'iato Tuiasosopo, is the daughter of Paramount Chief Tuli Le'iato of American Samoa. It is rumored that Ms. Ali also has family ties to late boxing champion Muhammad Ali.

Career

Early career

From 1999 to 2007, while attending college, Queen worked as an elementary grade school teacher for a private school. She also composed music for network television in 2007.

2009-present

Queen made her debut as a TV producer in 2009, when she worked on T.I.'s Road to Redemption starring American rapper and actor T.I. Aside from TV her multi-media production company Mobile Regime's client roster included State Farm, Xbox, Adidas, P. F. Chang's and pop icon Michael Jackson. In the winter of 2010, Queen and long time partner Hakeem Khaaliq established Nation19 which doubles as an artist collective and printed magazine that produces documentary films, and exhibits. In 2016, her short film #Bars4Justice won best short Documentary at the 24th Annual Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles and her film WarOnUs was screened at the United Nations.

Activism

Film and television

commissioned Queen and her partner Hakeem Khaaliq to design for his "This Is It" London tour. The work included the design of The Earth Song website, design of MichaelJacksonCO.com website, print campaigns and the design of The Earth Song Logo.